Guidance

Petrol: hydrocarbon chemical incident information

Information on petrol for use in responding to chemical incidents.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
31 May 2024
Last updated
3 June 2024 — See all updates

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Petrol: general information

Ref: GOV-16782

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This guidance provides information on the health effects of petrol exposure and petrol’s toxicity in the event of an incident.

Additional guidance on ‘Petrol: incident management’ and ‘Petrol: toxicological overview’ was previously published by Public Health England (PHE).

Published 31 May 2024
Last updated 3 June 2024 + show all updates

  1. Removed out-of-date information about the EU.

  2. First published.